French opera at the fin de siècle Wagnerism, nationalism, and style Huebner, Steven creator author. Oxford University Press text bibliography Electronic books. enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 1999 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xvii, 526 pages) : illustrations, music The author studies the rich operatic repertory written and performed in France during the last two decades of the nineteenth century, including such operatic favourites as Massenet's 'Manon' and 'Werther', 'Louise' by Charpentier, and lesser-known gems such as Chabrier's 'Le Roi malgré lui' and Chausson's 'Le roi Arthus'. Introduction: The Business and Politics of Opera in Fin-de-Siecle Paris -- pt. I. Jules Massenet. 1. The Ascent of Massenet. 2. Manon. 3. Around an American Muse. 4. Esclarmonde. 5. Massenet at the Apex. 6. Werther. 7. Thais. 8. Massenet Emasculated -- pt. II. Ambivalent Wagnerians and Conservative Renewal. 9. Ernest Reyer as Berliozian. 10. Sigurd. 11. Camille Saint-Saens, Gounod, and the Wagnerians. 12. Saint-Saens on the Cusp. 13. Henry VIII. 14. Edouard Lalo: Wagnerian malgre lui. 15. Le Roi d'Ys -- pt. III. Wagnerian Renewal. 16. Emmanuel Chabrier: Wagnerian of the First Hour. 17. Gwendoline. 18. Le Roi malgre lui. 19. Vincent d'Indy and Moral Order. 20. The Franckiste as Wagner Critic. 21. Fervaal. 22. The Apotheosis of Ernest Chausson. 23. Le Roi Arthus -- pt. IV. Realist Opera. 24. Alfred Bruneau and Emile Zola. 25. L'Attaque du moulin. 26. Bohemian Montmartre, Anarchism, and Gustave Charpentier. 27. Louise. Epilogue by Way of Pelleas et Melisande. Steven Huebner. Includes bibliographical references (pages 506-514) and index. e-fr--- Opera France 19th century Opéra France 19e siècle Opera France 1800-1899 fast ML1727.4 .H84 1999 782.1/0944/09034 French opera at the fin de siècle Huebner, Steven. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999 (DLC) 98046734 (OCoLC)40043694 0198162804 9780195189544 9780198162803 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/1692 LGG 980930 20260318174227.5 in00005703613 eng